Toyama Express

Tried this place as a result of many glowing Unilocal reviews. Somewhat disappointed as my food was much too salty for my taste. Ordering process was fast and efficient; food came out quickly. Good value. Ample seating indoors and out. Shrimp dish has plenty of shrimp, quite healthful if it weren’t for way too much salt. But I’d still rather eat here than at a a faceless chain restaurant with stamped out food.

The food was sooooooo good!
Out was reasonably priced.
There is outside seating, with covering.
The customer service was good.
I’d definitely eat here again if ever in the area.

Quick easy and more healthy than some of the other nearby options. A great place to stop in for some hibachi during your lunch break.

Delicious. I’m going back. Nice patio. Love the sound of he metal banging in the kitchen and the old Asian lady hollering at the cooks. Equal parts take out and quick dine in. Good stop en route to NoDa.

This place is simply a steal. For the quality of food and the amount of food they give you, you seriously cannot beat it. My friend and I go here weekend and get the teriyaki chicken with fried rice and carrots. This place never disappoints and is never questionable like some of the other fast food Japanese/​Chinese restaurants. It is very apparent that they use better quality meats than any of their competitors and the value truly cannot be matched. I recommend this place to so many people in the University area and they all rave about how great it was. I’ll definitely be keeping up with this weekly tradition.

I use to come here every so often when I use to work on this side of town. This place is quick, tasty and affordable. The appetizer wings are cooked just right and I had most of there bowels which also were great. I have not been disappointed so far and I will continue to come and dine at this location.

The hibachi food here is delicious and the staff is really friendly. The sitting areas and fountain are very clean and organized. Good for hanging out with friends or a date. The only complaint I have is that the rice can be a hit or miss some days. Do not get me wrong, this is my favorite sit down go to Japanese in the area.

Great spot. Must say I’m a creature of habit and always get the chicken and mushroom hibachi. But every time is delicious. For the amount of food they give you the price is perfect as well. The only complaint I can think of is that the rice is never quite right when I visit. As if it’s always just completely undercooked, but outside of that its perfect. The generous portions and the quality of of the food for the price make this spot unbeatable.
I usually find myself here once a week or so. Location is great as well, right between the University and Northlake areas.

I ordered Hibachi chicken w/​steamed rice entrée and for some reason they brought me my entrée with no rice! They quickly fixed the error. Other than that food is very good and the price is right. Enough for two meals. I will definitely be coming back since I just moved to the area.

Easy, quick, accurate, nothing more nothing less. Happy to have a healthy food option nearby.

Favorite quick Japanese in Charlotte!!! Everything is excellent and at a GREAT price. Definitely give it a shot but don’t expect it to taste like Nakato or other expensive Hibachi style restaurants. It is after all very quick and very inexpensive.

I have always enjoyed Toyama on Mallard Creek. Great food, comes out fast and good prices. I’ve ate here at least 8 – 9 months. As I was eating, I looked down at my chicken and it appeared to be a dead spider that was attached to a piece of the chicken. Needless to say I stopped eating it and took pictures… I guess eatinv here was fun while it lasted.

My boyfriend and I come here often so much so most of the employees know who I am based on my «complicated» order, haha. The food is always great and the prices are reasonable. Great customer service as well

First time here and happened upon it by chance when work brought me around here. It is fairly good ad has a good price. The chicken is a bit to salty for my liking but it is defiantly a norm for this area. The employees were nice but the dining room tables could be wiped down a little more.

Great service! The two cashiers that helped us were friendly and speedy. The food has always been great but the drive this time was memorable!

This was one of my favorite places to go as a student at UNC Charlotte. I would seriously go sometimes 3 or 4 times a week in my last year. For the value, you can’t beat it.
My usual order was a teriyaki chicken with rice and carrots. For about $ 6, there isn’t any other non chain in the area that can beat it imo.

I had to take away one star because of an incident calling in an order. I double checked my phone records and I called the correct location. I called and put in an order to pickup and when I got there they never heard of me. Assuming the name was mangled I asked if they had the contents of my order, possibly under another name. Nothing. No remorse, trip wasted. I only took away one star because this only happened once, but I only ever did to-​go once. I will give them another chance.
Choose your meat and choose your vegetable. That is how great this place is.
They give you plenty of shrimp sauce (glorified mayonnaise sauce) and plenty of food. I usually don’t care for cooked carrots but this place does them well enough that I enjoy them.
I usually get mushrooms or broccoli with beef. I wish they had more onions in there (either mixed in the fried rice or with your meat). I haven’t asked for extra onions yet so that may be on me.
This place is a good size but don’t expect to always get a seat during the lunch rush. It gets crowded and you may end up eating in your car. No matter how busy it gets they manage to knock out the food faster than people leave their seats.
This is really a place for locals — it isn’t something I would drive across town for. It is good but you can probably find something closer if you need to. They just do an excellent job on a very simple concept.

Lots of food for about $ 8 per person. I usually get the steak with broccoli and hubby gets the steak with mushrooms.
This place is kicken. Parking is plentiful but often nearly full. Tons of people here on lunch break.
Clean but not super clean. They bring your food to you or you can carry out. Fast fresh.

Food is always good here. That’s the most important. Service? I don’t know about other Toyama Expresses in Charlotte but the service here is pretty good. The people at the walk-​up counter are all friendly and though they shout out things in different languages (that you wouldn’t understand) to each other, they’re always nice to you.
The carrots are not too mushy, the soy sauce on the rice is not too salty, and the hibachi steak is so good. Shrimp is good too but I usually go with the steak. My wife loves the shrimp though. So again, I give them four out of five stars for feeding me right last night.

Toyama Express is really good. I came here for lunch a couple of days ago with a client. It is essentially a walk-​up counter and then they bring your good to your table. There is a huge lunch rush about noon so be prepared. The food still came out fast.
I got the steak and scallops. The meat was very tender and cooked perfectly. The orange sauce on the side was excellent for dipping the meat and seafood. I also mixed it in with my rice. The service was excellent. Patio seating was pleasant. Excellent value for the price. I will be back again!